Abstract

The sound spectrum of tubular bells or orchestra chimes have been studied by means of a real‐time spectrum analyzer. The frequencies of the various modes of vibration are found to agree favorably with those calculated according to the methods of Rayleigh and others. The strike tone appears to result from a combination of modes whose frequencies are nearly harmonic, since there is no mode of vibration at the frequency of the strike tone itself. Attempts to synthesize chime sounds by combining several of the spectral components will be described.

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